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Waves
Test Description: Waves
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Some examples of this type of wave are: light waves, ocean waves, ripples in water, earthquakes, wave of people at a sporting event
A
Compressional
B
Mechanical Waves
C
Latitudinal
D
Longitudinal
2) The _________ is the part of the wave where the particles are crowded together
A
rarefaction
B
compression
C
frequency
D
wavelength
3) The ________ is the part of the compressional wave where the particles are spread apart
A
wavelength
B
rarefaction
C
altitude
D
compression
4) The __________ is the distance from compression to compression or rarefaction to rarefaction in a compressional wave
A
altitude
B
wavelength
C
rarefaction
D
compression
5) It measures vertical distance. Can be from trough to origin or origin to crest
A
amplitude
B
wavelength
C
crest
D
trough
6) The ____________ is the horizontal distance, either between the crest or troughs of two consecutive waves
A
wavelength
B
amplitude
C
crest
D
trough
7) The __________ is the valley between two waves and is the lowest point
A
trough
B
wavelength
C
amplitude
D
crest
8) The _______ is the highest point on a wave
A
amplitude
B
trough
C
wavelength
D
crest
9) ___________ are rhythmic disturbances that carry energy without carrying matter
A
Matter
B
Waves
C
Mechanical
D
Ripples
10) In the electromagnetic spectrum, the color _________ has the shortest wavelength
A
indigo
B
violet
C
red
D
blue
11) In the electromagnetic spectrum, the color _________ has the longest wavelength
A
violet
B
indigo
C
red
D
green
12) The higher the ________, the shorter the ________ on the electromagnetic spectrum
A
amplitude; crest
B
trough; crest
C
wave; energy
D
energy; wavelength
13) Why is white light called white light when it's a mixture of all the colors?
A
B/c the sun has all colors mixed together, but the light appears to us as white
B
B/c the sun has only the color yellow, so it appears to us as white
C
B/c the sun only has the color white, so it appears to us as white light
D
B/c the sun has all colors mixed together, so we can see all of them
14) What allows people to see objects?
A
light
B
glass
C
x-rays
D
radio waves
15) An object in which you can see completely through it is known to be _________
A
transparent
B
opaque
C
translucent
16) An object in which only some light may pass through is known as
A
translucent
B
opaque
C
transparent
17) An object in which no light can pass through it is known as
A
translucent
B
opaque
C
transparent
18) A glass bottle is an example of a _________ object
A
translucent
B
opaque
C
transparent
19) A black curtain is an example of a __________ object
A
translucent
B
transparent
C
opaque
20) A lamp shade is an example of a __________ object
A
opaque
B
transparent
C
translucent
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